Nature of Science Test Review Test MONDAY, September 16Th

Nature of Science Test Review --- Test MONDAY, September 16th!!

1. List 5 lab safety rules.

2. Identify, by name, different lab equipment (i.e., balance, graduated cylinder, beaker, pipet, meterstick, etc.)

3. What do we use the equipment in #2 to measure?

4. What are the SI units for: mass, volume, length, density, time?

5. What are the values of the following SI units: kilo, deci, centi, milli?

6. What do the following words literally mean: deciliter, kilometer, milligram?

7. Define accuracy and precision.

8. How can you tell which data is most accurate?

9. How can you tell which data is most precise?

10. Calculate area of a rectangle: area = l x w.

11. Calculate area of a cube: area = l x w x h.

12. Analyze data in tables and graphs.

Your chapter 2 problems can be used to practice the following, especially since you were given the correct answers. Just make sure you can get the right answers:

13. Know your significant digits (significant figures) rules, and tell how many significant digits in a number. (#83 and 84 on your problem set would be good practice.)

14. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in scientific notation.

15. Solve density problems for density, volume, and mass.